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2 CHRISTCHURCH MAIL, OCTOBER 24, 2013 NEWS ENQUIRIES 03 379 0940 enquiries@themail.co.nz Private Bag 4722, Christchurch 8140 www.chchmail.co.nz REPORTERS Anna Price - Eastern Ph: 03 943 2582 anna.price@themail.co.nz Gary Moody - North West Ph: 03 943 2846 gary.moody@themail.co.nz Abbie Napier - Southern Ph: 03 943 2583 abbie.napier@themail.co.nz EDITOR Geoff Mein Ph: 03 943 2598 geoff.mein@themail.co.nz CLASSIFIEDS 03 377 8778 goclassifi eds@themail.co.nz ADVERTISING TEAM LEADER Sharee Brosnan Ph: 03 943 2647, 027 435 7786 sharee.brosnan@themail.co.nz ADVERTISING CONSULTANTS Tim Johnston - North West Ph: 03 943 2514, 0274 480 162 tim.johnston@themail.co.nz Marie Stewart - Eastern Ph: 03 943 2567, 027 226 3621 marie.stewart@themail.co.nz Faris Mikdame - Southern Ph: 03 943 2872, 0274 490 649 faris.mikdame@themail.co.nz Vicki Pitt - Features Ph: 03 943 2548, 0274 873 029 vicki.pitt@themail.co.nz In desperate need of some help. I ama single mother of three who is living in a granny flat with no hot water.My youngest has chronic asthma and eczema. I have been on the Housing NZ waiting list going on two years in December. I have bad credit, but I have references from two previous landlords. I would be happy with a 2 bedroom on the Eastside, but more Linwood, Bromley, Woolston area. I can only afford anything under $350. Please email if you can help.’’ – New Brighton Project’s Facebook site. ❝ HOMEQUEST:NewBrighton Project co-ordinator Martha Baxendell at the window of the group’s new temporary container base in the beachside strip’s pedestrian precinct. The group found itself homeless just as it was trying to help others in their fruitless quest for accommodation in the east side. Tenants in dire straits By ANNA PRICE FAMILIES HAVE been evicted from New Brighton rentals without due notice; others are living in substandard conditions, with mould, leaking and no heating because there is nowhere else to go, a community liaison says. Martha Baxendell, New Brighton Project co-ordinator, says the housing climate is one of high anxiety – locking tenants into silence for fear of upsetting unscrupulous property owners. ‘‘Landlords are getting away with this because people are not going through expensive letting agencies and tenants are afraid of losing the only accommodation they’ve got, even if it is not up to the legal standard,’’ she said. The number of desperate pleas to the New Brighton Project for suitable accommodation spurred her to set up an east side accommodation portal on its Facebook site, in the hope others who could help will get in touch. She says she emailed the Housing Minister, Nick Smith, explaining what the Facebook site was about, and the information coming out of it, but said it brought the standard response. House-seekers were anx- ious to avoid the crippling costs of agencies, and others were trying to buy or sell houses without being slugged with exorbitant fees by middle-men. ‘‘I’m watching more people seeking help and fewer who are able to provide it,’’ Ms Baxendell said. ‘‘The people who are con- necting with our page are people in dire straits.’’ Some, referred to the HEAT PUMP SALE NOW ON! • Air Conditioning and Heat Pump Specialists • Approved installer, supplier and service agentt Don’t spin out! Do something about your tinnitus NOW. Call 03 351 3535 Clinics in Fendalton, Halswell and Rangiora. 41A Shakespeare Road | Ph 366 0525 www.enviromaster.co.nz Phone today for your FREE consultation and quote! Open 7 days Mon-Fri 9-5.30pm • Sat-Sun 10-4pm 242 FERRY RD, ALONG FROM OLD AMI STADIUM PHONE 377 8887 www.bedworld.co.nz Save up to $1400 of rrp Tenants’ Protection Agency, feared landlord reprisal. The New Brighton Project is itself looking for a new home. The group has just been evicted from its 11-year base and is now scrambling for funding. The group this week set up base in a container on an empty lot in the beachside pedestrian precinct, but it is still seeking a second, smaller storage container. The Baxendell family have to exit their own home within the next six weeks for EQC repairs, but ‘‘cannot find anything under $600 a week’’. Week! Last Last chance, beat the price increase! Solid wood bunks with a superb rimu fi nish, white & black also available at an extra cost. These convert into 2 single beds. Mattresses not included. Single now $799 King Single Now $879 5680295AB 5530985AA 5269905AH 5255833AF Amazing spring specials